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Restoration on
historic 1800
house begun
Restoration of an historic home at 304 Cedar Ave., St. Charles, has begun.
Jane Dunham, the new owner of the home, plans to restore the home to its original state and devote many of the
rooms to historical display. The home was built in the 1830's or 1840's and recently owned by Effie Hunt.
Dunham is a descendant of Lorenzo Ward, one of the original settlers of the St. Charles area. The Dunhams and Hunts also figure in the early history of the area.
One room will be devoted to Ward
heirlooms of the 1840s, one with 1860s
furnishings of the Dunham home of Wayne and one similar to the Dunham Castle of the 1880's.
Dunham acquired the home earlier year.
Dunham museum approved by city panel
By Lee Husfeldt
Furnishings and other
items from the 1840s, 1860s
and 1880s may be featured
in a museum in the Hunt
House, 304 Cedar Ave.
The St. Charles Plan
Commission last week
recommended that a peti-
tion • for the 'special use
permit for a museum in a
general residence district
be allowed.
Jane Dunham has been
looking for about two
years for a place to house
the items from her family,
said Leonard Seraphin,
Dunham's attorney. He
said she has acquired the
Cedar Avenue property
and once it is renovated, it
will be turned over to the
St. Charles Historical
Society.
The museum will have
an 1840s room that will
contain items that belong-
ed to the Lorenzo Ward
family. There also will be an 1860s room with things
from Dunham Castle. Also
there will be a library,
costume room and
children's room in addi-
tion to a kitchen setting.
Plans are to have a cou-
ple of T the rooms open in
December. Security and fire systems will be in-
stalled.
Betty Forkins, president
of the historical society,
said it plans to have the
house open weekdays.
She said it is planned not
to have an admissions
chaarge, and the apart-
ment upstairs of the
house would pay for
upkeep of the downstairs.

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Restoration on
historic 1800
house begun
Restoration of an historic home at 304 Cedar Ave., St. Charles, has begun.
Jane Dunham, the new owner of the home, plans to restore the home to its original state and devote many of the
rooms to historical display. The home was built in the 1830's or 1840's and recently owned by Effie Hunt.
Dunham is a descendant of Lorenzo Ward, one of the original settlers of the St. Charles area. The Dunhams and Hunts also figure in the early history of the area.
One room will be devoted to Ward
heirlooms of the 1840s, one with 1860s
furnishings of the Dunham home of Wayne and one similar to the Dunham Castle of the 1880's.
Dunham acquired the home earlier year.
Dunham museum approved by city panel
By Lee Husfeldt
Furnishings and other
items from the 1840s, 1860s
and 1880s may be featured
in a museum in the Hunt
House, 304 Cedar Ave.
The St. Charles Plan
Commission last week
recommended that a peti-
tion • for the 'special use
permit for a museum in a
general residence district
be allowed.
Jane Dunham has been
looking for about two
years for a place to house
the items from her family,
said Leonard Seraphin,
Dunham's attorney. He
said she has acquired the
Cedar Avenue property
and once it is renovated, it
will be turned over to the
St. Charles Historical
Society.
The museum will have
an 1840s room that will
contain items that belong-
ed to the Lorenzo Ward
family. There also will be an 1860s room with things
from Dunham Castle. Also
there will be a library,
costume room and
children's room in addi-
tion to a kitchen setting.
Plans are to have a cou-
ple of T the rooms open in
December. Security and fire systems will be in-
stalled.
Betty Forkins, president
of the historical society,
said it plans to have the
house open weekdays.
She said it is planned not
to have an admissions
chaarge, and the apart-
ment upstairs of the
house would pay for
upkeep of the downstairs.